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Centene Agrees to Pay Massachusetts $14 Million Over Medicaid Prescription Claims

By Andy Miller and Samantha Young September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Massachusetts is the latest state to settle with St. Louis-based Centene Corp. over allegations that it overcharged Medicaid prescription drug programs.

Journalists Review Hospital Penalties and Problems Riddling Medicaid Rx Program

February 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Centene to Pay $166 Million to Texas in Medicaid Drug Pricing Settlement

By Andy Miller and Samantha Young September 19, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Texas is at least the 12th state to settle with St. Louis-based Centene Corp. over allegations that it overcharged Medicaid prescription drug programs.

California Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program to One Company. Then Came a Corporate Takeover.

By Samantha Young April 8, 2022 KFF Health News Original

The company awarded the state’s Medi-Cal Rx contract was taken over by another company, Centene. That left the state with a contractor it didn’t pick — one that has been accused of overbilling nine other state Medicaid programs and is now under investigation by California.

Sock Hops and Concerts: How Some Places Spent Opioid Settlement Cash

By Aneri Pattani November 3, 2025 KFF Health News Original

States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism from advocates and at least one state official, who alleged misuse.

Changes to Medi-Cal’s Troubled Drug Program Reduce Backlog in California, but Problems Persist

By Samantha Young February 24, 2022 KFF Health News Original

After a troubled start to the new Medi-Cal prescription drug program, the state’s contractor has hired staffers to reduce wait times for medication approvals and patients seeking help. But some doctors and clinics report that patients continue to face delays.

‘Somebody Is Gonna Die’: Medi-Cal Patients Struggle to Fill Prescriptions

By Samantha Young February 9, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Problems with California’s new Medicaid prescription drug program are preventing thousands of patients from getting their medications, including some life-saving ones. State officials say they’re working on fixes.

Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations

By Samantha Young and Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine November 4, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Centene, the largest Medicaid managed-care company in the U.S., has thrown more than $26.9 million at political campaigns across the country since 2015, especially focused on states where it is wooing Medicaid contracts and settling accusations that it overbilled taxpayers. Among its tactics: Centene is skirting contribution limits by giving to candidates through its many subsidiaries.

California Ballot Will Be Heavy on Health Care

By Samantha Young January 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

In the Nov. 8 general election, California voters will consider overturning the state’s flavored tobacco ban and hiking medical malpractice awards. Other proposals to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, target dialysis clinics and boost public health funding could also be on the ballot, along with a plan to limit business and school closures during public health emergencies.

Clinics Say State’s New Medicaid Drug Program Will Force Them to Cut Services

By Samantha Young January 10, 2022 KFF Health News Original

On Jan. 1, California started buying prescription drugs for its nearly 14 million Medicaid enrollees, a responsibility that had primarily been held by managed-care insurance plans. State officials estimate California will save hundreds of millions of dollars by flexing its purchasing power, but some health clinics expect to lose money.

New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard

By Samantha Liss and Sam Whitehead February 11, 2026 KFF Health News Original

Republicans have said new rules requiring many Medicaid participants to work 80 hours a month will pinpoint unemployed young people who should have jobs. Policy researchers say the rules are more likely to disrupt coverage for middle-aged adults, harming their physical and financial health.

After ‘Truly Appalling’ Death Toll in Nursing Homes, California Rethinks Their Funding

By Samantha Young December 16, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California wants to hold nursing homes accountable for the quality of care they provide by tying Medicaid funding more directly to performance. But the nursing home industry, an influential player in the Capitol, is gearing up for a fight.

Could Better Inhalers Help Patients, and the Planet?

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 6, 2024 KFF Health News Original

Puff inhalers can be lifesavers for people with asthma and other respiratory diseases, but some types release potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. That, in turn, worsens wildfires, contributes to air pollution, and intensifies allergy seasons — which can increase the need for inhalers. Some doctors are helping patients switch to more eco-sensitive inhalers.

California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can It Succeed?

By Angela Hart June 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx. But state officials haven’t said how much the insulin will cost patients or how the state will deal with distribution and other challenges.

Cozy Images of Plush Toys and Blankets Counter Messaging on Safe Infant Sleep

By Colleen DeGuzman September 6, 2023 KFF Health News Original

Unsafe sleep environments are among the main reasons accidental suffocation or strangulation is a hard-to-solve public health problem.

Readers and Tweeters Take a Close Look at Eye Care and White Mulberry Leaf

September 29, 2022 KFF Health News Original

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

California Moves on Climate Change, but Rejects Aggressive Cuts to Greenhouse Emissions

By Samantha Young September 23, 2021 KFF Health News Original

Drought, wildfires, extreme heat: California lawmakers cast climate change as the culprit in an emerging series of public health threats, setting aside billions to help communities respond. But they stopped short of more aggressively reducing the state’s share of the greenhouse emissions warming the planet.

California Bill Would Mandate HPV Vaccine for Incoming College Students

By Rachel Scheier April 12, 2023 KFF Health News Original

A state lawmaker wants all incoming college students to get an HPV vaccine, as part of a push to drive up vaccination rates and prevent cervical cancer. At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.

California quiere producir su propia insulina para bajar su alto costo, ¿lo conseguirá?

By Angela Hart June 7, 2022 KFF Health News Original

La administración del gobernador Gavin Newsom señaló que aproximadamente 4 millones de californianos han sido diagnosticados con diabetes, una enfermedad que puede destruir órganos, la vista y llevar a amputaciones si no se controla. La meta es prevenirlo con insulina más económica.

Facing Recall, Newsom Draws Support From Health Care Allies

By Samantha Young July 30, 2021 KFF Health News Original

California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall election in September, fueled in part by anger over his pandemic policies. The health care industry has ponied up more than $4.8 million so far to defend the first-term Democrat.

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